The Carnegie Corporation of New York named Professor of African American Studies Kali Gross as an Andrew Carnegie Fellow on April 28. Gross was among the 26 out of the 311 nominees selected as a fellow this year, all of whom will receive a $200,000 grant to “fund significant research and writing in the social [...]
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Emory College of Arts and Sciences released additional information about the new Race and Ethnicity (ETHN) General Education Requirement in an email from Augustus Baldwin Longstreet Professor of English Michelle Wright and College Dean Michael Elliott to students on Monday. The new GER will require first-year students starting fall 2021 to complete one course under [...]
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In the days leading up to the Oxford College Student Government Association (SGA) elections, Oxford students launched a campus-wide movement to vote “no confidence” against the sole presidential candidate, Calvin Bell III (22Ox). The campaign quickly gained traction, as messages alluding to sexual assault accusations appeared in chalkings across campus and widely-shared social media posts. [...]
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This story was updated on 4/20 to include a quote from Assistant Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology Robert Bednarczyk and Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology Kenneth Castro. Emory University will require COVID-19 vaccination for all students in fall 2021, according to a Monday email from University President Gregory L. Fenves. The email stated [...]
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Dean of Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health James W. Curran is leaving the University after 26 years in the position, according to an April 16 announcement from CEO of Emory Healthcare Jonathan Lewin and Interim Provost Jan Love. Curran will also deliver the 2021 Commencement address for Oxford College. “It is an honor to [...]
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